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Your Majesty. Your vassal, Minister of War Yu Seong Ryong

-= Episode 2 =- Your Majesty. Your vassal, Minister of War Yu Seong Ryong

-= Episode 2 =- has an urgent matter to report. Please permit me to see you.

has an urgent matter to report. Please permit me to see you.

Your Majesty.

It's no use. Please go back.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Other than Right State Councillor Jeong Eon Sin,

Vice Minister of Personnel Jeong Eon Ji,

Former Chief Censor Lee Bal, former Deputy Chief Scholar Baek Yu Yang,

-= Jeong Cheol (Westerner) =- Andong Magistrate Gim U Ong.

-= Jeong Cheol (Westerner) =- Andong Magistrate Gim U Ong.

-= Jeong Cheol (Westerner) =- Ministry of War official, Hong Jong Rok, Office of Inspector General official, Song Wan Sil.

Ministry of War official, Hong Jong Rok, Office of Inspector General official, Song Wan Sil.

Arrest them immediately.

-= Lee Hang Bok =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Westerner) =- Sir, we need His Majesty's royal decree for officials of the 3rd senior rank and above.

-= Lee Hang Bok =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Westerner) =- Sir, we need His Majesty's royal decree for officials of the 3rd senior rank and above.

-= Lee Hang Bok =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Westerner) =- Sir, we need His Majesty's royal decree for officials of the 3rd senior rank and above.

I've already been given full powers of investigation.

Why are you hesitating? Quickly carry out the order!

Your Majesty!

Let go of me! Let go of me!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Let go of me, you scoundrels!

You... you scoundrels!

What are you doing? Make them confess!

-= Left: Jeong Eon Ji =- -= (Vice Minister of Personnel, Easterner) =- -= Right: Jeong Eon Sin =- -= (Right State Councillor, Easterner) =-

You scoundrels...

Shameless scoundrels!

-= Lee San Hae =- -= (Left State Councillor, Easterner) =-

The ministers in court who had deliberated on state affairs with us

have all been arrested.

At this rate, the court will be in a mess.

Jeong Cheol is now taking revenge on us.

-= Ryu Seong Ryong =- -= (Minister of War, Easterner) =- My turn will be next.

If they had wanted to implicate you they would have done so already.

But you didn't have any direct correspondence with the rebels.

You were mentioned only in one line. The evidence is very weak.

But, have you seen His Majesty?

I went to see him several times, but was refused an audience every time.

What exactly is His Majesty thinking inside?

Do you not think, perhaps...

all these are His Majesty's attempt at changing the regime through a large scale political purge?

You've overstated it, Sir!

No, I didn't.

I feel that this matter is His Majesty's plan to 'kill with a borrowed sword'.

He's making use of the Westerners led by Jeong Cheol to cut us down.

He wants to become a real king, in control of everything.

This incident...

may possibly become a far more serious case than all those things that have happened.

Sir!

If it's like that... now there's only you and me left, the two of us.

Jeong Cheol. No. His Majesty. How will he deal with us?

Left State Councillor, Sir. The violent gale that is raging in court,

it won't come to an end if I do not come forward.

The national crisis is worsening.

If this endless high treason case continues,

besides political paralysis, by ignoring the enemies nearby,

the country may face the crisis of collapse.

I intend to offer my head to His Majesty,

and ask him to end this high treason case.

Please, take care of the rest of the affairs of state.

Deliver this to the Left State Councillor's residence.

Cheon Ri.

Yes?

You must pass the military service examination.

It will be useful one day, so don't act rashly.

You have to take care of yourself.

Alright.

Is it over now?

Ryu Seong Ryong is left. It's now time to make a decision, Your Majesty.

Seize him right away and bring him--

Your Majesty, criminal Ryu Seong Ryong requests Your Majesty to pass sentence on me.

Please kill me!

You want me to kill you?

Are you admitting to conspiring with rebels?

Not to conspiring. Although your guilty vassal's name was mentioned in the rebels' letter,

how can I keep others from mentioning your vassal in their letters?

Then, are you using some empty words to deceive me?

I'm not deceiving you. Would I dare to?

It's not enough that you've conspired with rebels, you're now also out to deceive His Majesty?

Your Majesty, do you remember former Ministry of Personnel official Lee Gyeong Jong?

12 years ago, when the rebel Jeong Yeo Rip's reputation soared,

everyone recommended him for a key position.

Only Ministry of Personnel official Lee Gyeong Jong opposed it.

But he was reproached for being jealous of talent,

and was driven out of the Ministry of Personnel.

And so?

Now that I think of it,

the only person to have seen through the rebel Jeong Yeo Rip in advance was Lee Gyeong Jong.

Although it's said to be hard to fathom a person's mind,

not being able to perceive clearly in advance the rebel like Lee Gyeong Jong was able to,

and letting the country face a tragic situation such as this,

as a vassal, other than death, how else could I face up to my crime?

Therefore, for the crime of not being able to discover in advance the rebel Jeong Yeo Rip,

you want to be killed as punishment?

Yes, Your Majesty.

What you mean is,

excluding Lee Gyeong Jong, all the ministers not only recommended the rebel Jeong Yeo Rip,

they even associated with him... everyone in court are like criminals?

Your Majesty. We can't carry on listening to his nonsense.

Throw him in prison, and have him confess his crime.

-= Lee Deok Hyeong =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Easterner) =- Right now, we can't help the Minister of War enough,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Easterner) =- Right now, we can't help the Minister of War enough,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong =- -= (Ministry of Rites, Easterner) =- and you're actually submitting your resignation?

and you're actually submitting your resignation?

How can the crime of treason be resolved with a petition of just one sentence?

Father-in-law, after the Minister of War, you'll be targeted next.

Probably.

You already know, but you still want to stand idly by like this?

I'm not standing idly by. It's because there's no way out,

so I burnt my bridges.

Burnt your bridges?

They're bent on killing me, so how am I supposed to avoid it?

Perhaps if the king feels that we're still of use...

he will spare us.

What?

The craftsmen, even if they see that the tree's branches are rotten,

understand that wood's value and don't throw them away.

What more a scholar as precious as jade.

This matter will end here.

Your Majesty!

What Ryu Seong Ryong said is not without grounds.

I had earlier considered Jeong Yeo Rip to be arrogant in character,

so I didn't grant him an audience.

But the people who recommended him must be countless.

I cannot declare all of them guilty.

Get up.

Your Majesty.

Stay still.

I want to believe in the Minister of War's value.

Wise men use talent the same way that carpenters use wood.

How can I abandon a country's Minister of War... because of a few rotten branches?

Your Majesty!

Father-in-law. The Minister of War has been released.

Is that so?

Then, my letter of resignation has also been rejected?

Yes, it was.

Then this old man is still of use.

It's often said, a person and a gourd have their uses,

let alone a country's Minister of War.

Both in and out of court, they're full of praise for Your Majesty.

Do you really think so?

-= Royal Noble Consort Gim =- You should have deeper thoughts.

When a person is kept close, he won't be careful.

If kept far away, he'll long for you and try to come close.

If it's controlled well, it should be a good form of restraint, right?

The Royal Noble Consort seems to take an interest in political matters. That's not a good thing.

I just want to share Your Majesty's cares and burdens.

Please don't scold me too much.

The king overrates Ryu Seong Ryong.

It's not possible to carve a piece of rotten wood.

That is not all. Jeong Am Su, who submitted the appeal,

was promoted instead.

Isn't it to adequately contain our power?

-= Seong Hon (Westerner) =- . .

-= Seong Hon (Westerner) =- Ultimately, some thorns in his side were removed then.

-= Song Ik Pil (Westerner) =- He wants to weigh the rest of them against us in the running of state affairs.

If that is how he thinks, then for our cause,

should we stop here?

Even if we ignore court matters for the time being,

we can't just do nothing.

As compared to the unpalatable words of a gentleman,

the king is more easily taken in by the sweet talk of the petty.

Outside of court, elimination of the spiritual pillar for the scholars' public voice

will be a huge blow to them.

Su U Dang Choe Yeong Gyeong, at the local level, claims to be 'Sam Bong Jeong Do Jeon'.

He puts himself up against the king on everything.

He has great influence over the Easterners and the scholars.

If we can just eliminate him, the scholars' public voice will quiet down.

I think that's a really good idea.

-= Choe Yeong Gyeong (Easterner) =- They say, I'm Jeong Yeo Rip's superior, "Gil Sam Bong".

-= Choe Yeong Gyeong (Easterner) =- They say, I'm Jeong Yeo Rip's superior, "Gil Sam Bong".

How can the relation between a minister and his king be anything but loyal?

I wouldn't even let the thought of serving two kings come up.

But that group of old foxes set a trap for me, using "Sam Bong".

Elder, your injustice will surely be resolved.

I will think of every possible way and means.

Please keep your resolve.

Seo Ae, you too must be careful. Don't come forward.

And, everything depends on how the king feels.

Just as it did with you.

Elder...

In the end, Choe Yeong Gyeong, because of repeated torture, died in prison.

In 1589, the high treason case, that started from the rebellion of Jeong Yeo Rip

lasted 3 years. During this time, Leaders of the Easterners,

including Choe Yeong Gyeong, Lee Bal, Baek Yu Yang, etc. were implicated.

They were either given the death penalty or exiled. There were a thousand people.

-= Yun Du Su =- -= (Inspector General, Westerner) =- . . .

-= Yun Du Su =- -= (Inspector General, Westerner) =- From then on, the Easterners went into decline. The Westerners took control of many departments,

From then on, the Easterners went into decline. The Westerners took control of many departments,

and started to play a leading role in government.

That is the Wae weapon?

Yes, Your Majesty. It was brought by the Lord of Tsushima as a gift last time.

-= Ryu Seong Ryong =- -= (Minister of Personnel, Easterner) =- It's said to be able to down a flying bird.

-= Ryu Seong Ryong =- -= (Minister of Personnel, Easterner) =- It's said to be able to down a flying bird.

-= Ryu Seong Ryong -= (Minister of Personnel, Easterner) =- It's called a matchlock gun.

A matchlock gun... Associate Commissioner, what do you think?

Before your vassal, Associate Commissioner Sin Rip, offers my view,

I would like to see a demonstration of the matchlock gun one more time.

I would like to see a demonstration of the matchlock gun one more time.

That's right! All weapons have their strengths and weaknesses, don't they?

Yes, Your Majesty.

If this were a battlefield, an arrow in the bull's eye

would have taken the life of the gunman.

The matchlock gun, from loading the gunpowder to firing, takes a long time.

The one place where life and death is determined in the blink of an eye is the battlefield.

It can be considered a fatal weakness.

But once the matchlock gun has been loaded with the bullet,

it can even penetrate the target. It's frighteningly lethal.

Ultimately, we mustn't take it lightly.

Of course. But, we mustn't be frightened of it.

To light the matchlock gun and fire it, a period of time is required.

Before the enemy fires their matchlock guns, the cavalry led by your vassal

would have chopped off the head of the enemy general right under their eyes.

Associate Commissioner is so knowledgeable about the matchlock gun, what worries would I have?

Because you're here, I feel assured inside.

Aim! (in Japanese)

Fire! (in Japanese)

Aim! Fire!

Aim!

Fire!

-= Toyotomi Hideyoshi =- Hand over the pirates who invaded Sonjukdo as an offering?

Yes, Your Highness.

From the standpoint of Joseon,

-= So Yoshitoshi (Lord of Tsushima) =- -= Genso =- From the standpoint of Joseon,

-= So Yoshitoshi (Lord of Tsushima) =- -= Genso =- before diplomatic ties are established,

-= So Yoshitoshi (Lord of Tsushima) =- -= Genso =- they want to see our will and sincerity.

they want to see our will and sincerity.

This is really... What should I do?

They merely worked for me.

Is it not a bit too big of a gift for establishing diplomatic ties?

Then... those pirates were under Your Highness' order?

You didn't know? It seems I shouldn't have said this.

Should I cut off his head?

I'm sorry.

The pirates, send them to Joseon.

We can't have them talk.

Then, I'll cut out their tongues and gouge out their eyes.

You may leave.

It's chrysanthemum tea in Joseon porcelain.

Joseon considers this chrysanthemum,

that blooms by overcoming frost, to be the spirit of the scholars.

It's one of the Four Gracious Plants.

Yes, Your Highness.

They liken people to flowers.

Joseon has elegance.

I've said I like Ming,

but this porcelain and these chrysanthemums, I want them by all means.

Your Highness, please don't worry. Your vassals will clear the way for you.

Did you say "bigyeokjincheonnoe"?

-= Bigyeokjincheonnoe: -= A kind of time bomb =- Did you say "bigyeokjincheonnoe"?

-= Bigyeokjincheonnoe: -= A kind of time bomb =- Yes. When it explodes, it's like lightning and thunder.

Yes. When it explodes, it's like lightning and thunder.

-= Lee Jang Son (artillery maker) =- Yes. When it explodes, it's like lightning and thunder.

-= Lee Jang Son (artillery maker) =- There will be a huge sound, which is why it was named that.

There will be a huge sound, which is why it was named that.

Compared to the actual bomb that's now being developed,

this has only a tenth of the power.

Let's have a look.

1, 2,

3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

The time of explosion can be adjusted

according to the length of the fuse.

It's different from bombs that explode immediately.

There should be various uses for it.

That's right, Your Majesty.

Good job.

So, when can I see the real bigyeokjincheonnoe?

I'm sorry. It might be another 1-2 years.

I will wait. You've done a great job to get this far.

Minister of Personnel.

Yes, Your Majesty?

Until the completion of this weapon,

just like now, let only the three of us know of it.

When your vassal was at the Ministry of War, it was kept as a top secret right from the start.

Please don't worry.

After we establish diplomatic ties,

will Joseon just open up a path for us?

Then...

what do you think?

Well...

No matter how they grovel in front of Ming,

-= Kato Kiyomasa =- No matter how they grovel in front of Ming,

-= Kato Kiyomasa =- if they know how scary Your Highness, who unified the entire country is,

if they know how scary Your Highness, who unified the entire country is,

of course they will open a path.

What if they don't open a path?

We'll just crush them.

-= Konishi Yukinaga =- It's not possible to achieve it by brandishing the sword without thinking.

It's not possible to achieve it by brandishing the sword without thinking.

What?

Fine then, if brandishing the sword doesn't work,

then just use the abacus that you've played with since you were young.

Kato!

Your Highness.

If you give me 10 000 soldiers, I'll immediately conquer Joseon!

Kato.

I know you're brave.

But compared to Joseon, you've something more urgent to do.

Who is it? Please tell me. I'll sweep him away right away!

Your...

wife!

Your Highness.

That person is someone I like so...

Konishi.

Regarding Joseon, flick your abacus' beads.

For Your Highness,

it's irrelevant whether diplomatic ties are established or Joseon opens up a path.

Do you not hope that they'll fight with us?

Why is that?

If Joseon opens up a path,

we don't have to sacrifice any soldiers,

and can easily invade Ming.

Your Highness already sent pirates last year

to test Joseon's defense.

At that time Joseon collapsed like a sand castle.

We easily advanced from Sonjukdo to Heungyang.

Hey! Konishi!

That's Joseon's navy. We still don't know the strength of their army.

Our army that has been honed through the past 100 years of battle,

can the Joseon army defend against that?

Our sole concern

was our inexperienced navy.

But, judging from how Joseon's navy fell apart,

all problems in the way of victory

can be considered solved.

If Joseon let us through,

what is the reason for us to go to war with them?

In order to attack Ming,

Joseon

obviously must become our military supply base, doesn't it?

Correct.

If we don't fight and conquer them,

it can't become our base.

-= Joseon =-

Your Highness.

The ritual to feed the baby solid food is ready.

Is it?

Tsurumatsu.

Tsurumatsu.

Here.

Tsurumatsu, my boy. You're chewing rice?

He's chewing the rice!

Nene, Yodo, did you see him move his mouth just now?

-= Left: Yodo (Hideyoshi's concubine) =- -= Right: Nene (Hideyoshi's wife) =- .

-= Left: Yodo (Hideyoshi's concubine) =- -= Right: Nene (Hideyoshi's wife) =- Yes, I saw.

-= Left: Yodo (Hideyoshi's concubine) =- -= Right: Nene (Hideyoshi's wife) =- Tsurumatsu.

Tsurumatsu's teeth seem strong.

Aren't they? Aren't they?

Tsurumatsu, my boy.

Your teeth have to be strong for you to eat well.

It's not just food.

However strong a castle, or however vast a land,

only with strong teeth, will you be able to gobble them up.

Your Highness has already conquered the world.

Is there anything left for Tsurumatsu to eat?

If there's nothing

for him to eat at home, he has to eat outside.

Tsurumatsu.

There's lots to eat outside home.

There's Joseon, and also Ming, Rusong, and all the way to Southern Manchuria. (Rusong: Luzon, largest island in Philippines)

You

must follow in your father's footsteps

and achieve a great empire.

Yodo, I really thank you.

You gave me the biggest gift.

Not at all.

Your Highness' line should have been continued by Kita no Mandokoro.

-= Kita no Mandokoro: =- -= Nene's honorific title =- I'm really sorry.

-= Kita no Mandokoro: =- -= Nene's honorific title =- I'm really sorry.

No.

Nene has,

compared to anyone, the most noble of character.

After all, she's not a jealous, suspicious woman.

Nene,

our boy, Tsurumatsu,

isn't he no different from your own child?

But of course.

I have committed the crime of not being able to extend your family line.

How can I not be grateful to Yodo and Tsurumatsu?

Yodo,

I sincerely thank you.

I'm overwhelmed.

Your Highness.

We pray that Your Highness and Tsurumatsu enjoy longevity.

Hurray! Hurray!

Hurray! Hurray!

Hip hip hurray! Hip hip hurray!

Yes. Hip hip hurray!

Your Highness.

The entire country's daimyos have sent gifts for Tsurumatsu. (daimyos - Japanese feudal lords)

Is that so?

Tsurumatsu, you should be happy.

Let's go with your father to look at the gifts.

Shimane prefecture sent silk.

Fine.

At 54 years old,

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who obtained his first son,

was said to be as happy as having unified the country.

But,

his son, Tsurumatsu, was not as he had hoped.

He was very sickly. Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt uneasy about it.

Later, Tsurumatsu's fate will have a decisive effect on that of Joseon.

It goes to show how much Toyotomi Hideyoshi loved his son.

Last of all,

from Shizugatake, a sword is offered to Tsurumatsu.

If it's Shizugatake...

isn't it the place where I fought against Katsuie?

It was a fierce battle at that time.

The damage to that place must have been great.

Is it peaceful now?

Yes, Your Highness.

Especially, having received Your Highness' favor,

Shizugatake has now, compared to any other place,

become a place of abundance.

In order to repay your favor,

we present to Tsurumatsu

a small gift.

That's right.

Because I felt sorry towards to that place,

I took much care of it.

Thank you.

Tsurumatsu, can you hold that sword?

Bring the sword here.

Stop him! Stop him!

Stop him!

Hideyoshi, you bastard!

I'm taking revenge for Lord Katsuie!

Your Highness, please kill me!

Tsurumatsu... Tsurumatsu...

Because of your father... you too...

have to grow up smelling blood.

Poor...

poor Tsurumatsu.

Konishi.

Yes?

Thoroughly investigate him.

Cut off all four limbs of those involved.

Bring them to me.

You must...

definitely catch them alive.

Yes, Your Highness!

Sir.

The Wae envoy, So Yoshitoshi, is said to be on his way to Hanyang. (Hanyang - old name of Seoul)

Really?

The Wae enemy commander and traitor Sa Hwa Dong?

He brought all of them.

The prisoners have returned to their hometown from Busanpo. (Busanpo - old name of Busan)

Look here, Minister of Personnel!

We cannot send envoys!

The traitor, Sa Hwa Dong, and the Wae enemy commander were sent

in exchange for envoys being sent this time.

-= Left: Yun Du Su =- -= Right: Jeong Cheol =- His Majesty made no such a promise.

His Majesty made no such a promise.

But, didn't they send them over because of the promise?

If we don't send envoys to them,

it will become a case of us ourselves losing our national dignity.

We can only discuss national dignity with another party who can discuss it.

If we establish diplomatic ties with them,

how would Ming see us?

In the past...

Left State Councillor and Minister of Personnel said that even if Wae fulfills the condition,

you wouldn't oppose my decision, didn't you?

Yes, Your Majesty.

The matter of diplomatic ties since time immemorial,

once begun, is difficult to change. Everyone should know this well.

As for me,

whether I'll send envoys...

It won't be decided here but at the prisoner handover ceremony.

That is correct.

If it can be at the handover ceremony, it would assuage the people's pain and hatred.

There can be no royal grace greater than this.

Since the Minister of Personnel is so enthusiastic about dealing with Wae,

the prisoner handover ceremony will be prepared by you.

If the Wae pirates' heads roll only in such a weak manner, the people will naturally get angry.

Ill feelings towards Wae deepen.

Only that can answer to public sentiment.

Envoys will not be sent. That's what it means.

His Majesty seems to have already made his decision.

Seriously...

You, I've already said you can't.

What do you want to see the traitor for?

And, it's outside my jurisdiction.

Sir.

Last time, you allowed a visit to Choe Yeong Gyeong, didn't you?

It's my first and final request.

Sa Hwa Dong is someone who took care of me when I was little.

He's going to die anyway, so just let me give him a warm meal and I'll be out.

Please.

Please. I beg you.

You're really...

-= Sa Hwa Dong =- .

-= Sa Hwa Dong =- Who did you say you are?

It's Cheon Ri, Cheon Ri.

When I was little, didn't you teach me to fish and swim?

Well, I... don't remember.

That's right, that was very long ago.

Forget about it, hurry and eat some of this.

You really know me?

We don't have this kind of time.

Who, who are you?

You don't remember?

Probably not, right?

But I can't forget you even if I die.

My mother and my younger brother

died tragically at the hands of the Wae pirates who you brought.

Since then my only wish has been

to see you and after that,

to chew up your flesh from head to toe.

Stop, boy!

Sir!

This is a national matter.

It's not that I don't know about your personal hatred,

but there are hundreds and thousands of people with the same hatred as you.

Don't act rashly.

Sir.

Please! Let me kill him with my own hands!

-= 3 years ago, Sonjukdo =- -= (After the 1587 Wae pirate incident) =-

1, 2, 3.

Move back.

When the Wae pirates were killing innocent people, what were the government officials doing?

What?

Don't fan the flames. Go back!

By the way, nobleman,

are your ears stuffed with cotton?

I told you to go back. Is that unreasonable?

Have you revived?

Mother... Mother...

Ch-Cheo-Cheon Sik...

First, let's get you treated.

Over here. Officer! Officer!

Mother.

Mother!

Cheon Sik, Cheon Sik.

Open your eyes. Cheon Sik.

Mother... Mother!

Cheon Sik... Cheon Sik, open your eyes!

Cheon Sik! Mother!

Your mother and younger brother would not want your hands to be stained with blood.

Let's go. Get up.

Mother!

In 1587, a group of thieves entered Joseon.

It has nothing to do with our country.

From now on,

the thieves

will never step onto Joseon soil.

Our country

hereby promises not to ever allow the pirates to come here again.

In 1590,

Japan sent the leaders of the 1587 pirate raid and traitor Sa Hwa Dong,

along with the 116 Joseon prisoners who had been taken to Japan.

It was a ploy that Joseon came up with as they couldn't continue to avoid sending envoys.

At the same time, this was a way of getting a successful outcome for Joseon in dealing with the matter of the Japanese envoys.

Your Majesty.

Please let us have your answer on the sending of envoys.

Kill the Wae pirates!

Kill them! Kill them!

Minister of Personnel.

Do you not hear the cries of the people?

Hearing these cries of the people, should it not be repeated again?

I will give my answer.

I...

will not send envoys to Wae,

a country of beasts.

Minister of Personnel, execute the Wae pirates and the traitor.

Quickly give the order! What are you doing?

Execute them.

Spare me!

B-b-besides me, there are more traitors and spies.

I'll tell you everything.

Plea-please, spare me. Spare me, please spare me!

No tricks from you.

Execute him.

Bigyeokjincheonnoe. Bigyeokjincheonnoe. Bigyeokjincheonnoe!

What did you just say?

Bigeok... jincheonnoe.

-= A special daeha drama project =- -= on the 70th year of =- -= the restoration of independence =- -= Jingbirok =-

What guarantee is there that you can say for sure that Joseon's military secret has not been handed to them?

There are at least 10 spies lying in ambush all over the country.

Konishi, do you still believe in Christianity?

He's lying to me.

I've decided to send envoys to Wae.

Your vassals will leave too.

He also has to be removed from office.

I want to go to my hometown to rest for some time.

You'll end up not being able to enter the capital again.

The king seems to be waiting for me to stab him.

Who do you want to decide on this conviction?

Andong, North Gyeongsang Province

-= Byeongsan Confucian Academy =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- -= Pungcheon-myeon, Byeongsan-ri =- .

-= Byeongsan Confucian Academy =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- -= Pungcheon-myeon, Byeongsan-ri =- When the New Year arrives, the Confucian scholars come to Byeongsan Academy to pay their respects.

When the New Year arrives, the Confucian scholars come to Byeongsan Academy to pay their respects.

At the highest point of the academy is a shrine dedicated to Seo Ae AKA Ryu Seong Ryong, Jondeoksa.

At the highest point of the academy is a shrine dedicated to Seo Ae AKA Ryu Seong Ryong, Jondeoksa.

At the highest point of the academy is a shrine dedicated to Seo Ae AKA Ryu Seong Ryong, Jondeoksa.

Taught by Lee Hwang, Ryu Seong Ryong, who became an official at 24,

-= Ryu Seong Ryong (1542-1607) =- Taught by Lee Hwang, Ryu Seong Ryong, who became an official at 24,

-= Ryu Seong Ryong (1542-1607) =- was a central figure in the Yeongnam School.

was a central figure in the Yeongnam School.

-= Bongsaeng Pavilion =- -= North Gyeongsang, Mun-gyeong, =- On his way from his hometown Andong, to assume his post in Seoul,

-= Bongsaeng Pavilion =- -= North Gyeongsang, Mun-gyeong, =- he had rested at Mun-gyeong's Bongsaeng Pavilion.

he had rested at Mun-gyeong's Bongsaeng Pavilion.

-= Surak Platform =- -= North Gyeongsang, Yecheon County =- Yecheon's Surak Platform became famous as a place where he had previously rested.

Yecheon's Surak Platform became famous as a place where he had rested before.

-= Place where Master Seo Ae =- -= put down his luggage and rested. =-

-= Hahoe Village =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- After the Imjin War ended,

-= Hahoe Village =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- Ryu Seong Ryong returned to his village in his hometown in Andong, Hahoe.

Ryu Seong Ryong returned to his village in his hometown in Andong, Hahoe.

-= Chunghyodang =- -= Ryu Seong Ryong's former dwelling =- Ryu Seong Ryong returned to his village in his hometown in Andong, Hahoe.

-= Chunghyodang =- -= Ryu Seong Ryong's former dwelling =- Chunghyodang was built for Ryu Seong Ryong by his descendants.

Chunghyodang, in the Head House of the Pungcheon Ryu clan,

has a shrine to him and a memorial hall.

-= Yeongmo Building =- -= Ryu Seong Ryong Memorial Hall =-

-= Yeongmo Building =- -=Ryu Seong Ryong Memorial Hall =- In the memorial hall, items used by Ryu Seong Ryong are on display.

In the memorial hall, items used by Ryu Seong Ryong are on display.

Having refused positions offered to him by Seonjo several times,

-= Ogyeon Pavilion =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- Having refused positions offered to him by Seonjo several times,

-= Ogyeon Pavilion =- -= North Gyeongsang, Andong, =- he built Ogyeon Pavilion in his hometown's village,

he built Ogyeon Pavilion in his hometown's village,

and wrote a memoir on the Imjin War for 7 years,

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- .

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- Jingbirok.

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- Jingbirok.

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- A reflection on past history to warn future generations, his Jingbirok,

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- A reflection on past history to warn future generations, his Jingbirok,

-= Jingbirok, National Treasure No. 132 =- was designated as National Treasure No. 132.

was designated as National Treasure No. 132.

How about following in Seo Ae, Ryu Seong Ryong's footsteps,

How about following in Seo Ae, Ryu Seong Ryong's footsteps,

and pondering on his words of introspection for future generations?